On Sunday morning December 12th 2010 Rosco got access to a bag of dried dog food and kept eating even after he was full. We rushed Rosco off to the vets straight away as his stomach was huge and he looked in pain. The vet tried to make Rosco vomit up the food but it wasn’t working. The vet then decided to operate on Rosco and removed all the food from his stomach. The vet was astonished at the amount of food that…

Last week we made the long journey to Leicester to meet our new family member, Mac (aka Thendara Fascination ... father, Sumaric Shadow of Mr Jingles; mother, Thendara Vanilla Ice). Mac is a wonderful wee boy and has already taken over our home and hearts!

Today, exactly three years ago, I moved in with my new tin openers. We did not go home, but straight to the old house and garden in Ticino, South Switzerland. Some of you might stil remember this photo:…